"We had great energy today," said Xavier head coach Kevin
McGuff. "Those numbers are indicative of that. This is the best
we've played in a long time. We'll be a very hard team to beat
if we do this."

Amber Harris led Xavier with 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
Ta'Shia Phillips added 16 points and a team-leading 15 rebounds
for the Musketeers who won their seventh straight.

Dee Dee Jernigan contributed seven points and 10 rebounds off
the bench for Xavier, which now has won 12 of the past 15
meetings with the Flyers.

Kristin Daugherty scored 13 points to lead Dayton (16-5, 4-2).

Harris scored seven of Xavier's first 10 points to stake the
Musketeers to an early lead. Dayton's Justine Raterman hit a
3-pointer just before the shot-clock buzzer to bring the Flyers
to within one point, 12-11.

Consecutive 3-pointers by Rutan gave Xavier a 31-17 advantage -
its largest lead of the half. The Musketeers led 33-20 on
Phillips' put-back just before the buzzer.

"I was kind of wondering how long we could maintain our highest
level of play," McGuff said. "I got a pretty good indication of
that today."

The Flyers began the second half with a 6-0 run to get within
seven points. But the Flyers' comeback was halted by a
three-point play from Harris.

Rutan helped Xavier put the game out of reach beginning with her
third 3-pointer which made the score 42-28 with 13:52 remaining.

"It's kind of my role to be a spark off the bench," Rutan said.
"I feel like I can create some energy for the team."

Rutan later converted a four-point play when she hit a 3-pointer
from the right wing and was fouled by Patrice Lalor. Rutan hit
the free throw to give the Musketeers a 62-34 lead.

"That's why she's here, to make those shots," said McGuff.
"She's a tremendous shooter. I feel like she's getting more
comfortable on both sides of the court."